Rug fastener



April 1.941! E. B. HARRIS 2,238,522

RUG FAST'ENER Filed June 14, 1940 Inventor A iiorney Patented Apr. 15, 194i Application June 14, 1940, Serial No. 340,603

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in fasteners for rugs and other floor coverings and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying novel means for positively anchoring the corner portions of the rug or other floor covering to the floor for preventing slipping thereof.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a fastener of the aforementioned character embodying a unique construction whereby the rug may be expeditiously disconnected if desired.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a fastener of the character described which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly eflicient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight, inconspicuous and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a top plan view of a rug fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through a portion of the device.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the device. showing the anchoring plate detached therefrom.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a corner portion of a rug, showing the fastener in position therebeneath.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a substantially triangular metallic anchor plate I of suitable dimensions. Formed integrally with one of the edges of the plate I and depending therefrom is a segmental blade or flange 2. The blade or flange 2 is adapted to be driven between two boards of a floor, as at 3, for anchoring the plate I in position thereon. Formed integrally with another edge of the triangular plate I is an upturned hook 4.

The reference numeral 5 designates What may be considered a'lever in the form of a plate of suitable material which is adapted to be mounted hook 4. Formed in the longitudinal edges of the lever 5, adjacent the end 6 thereof, are sockets 1. As also shown to advantage in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the sockets I are closer to the lower face of the lever 5 than to the upper face thereof.

Pivotally mounted on the lever 5 is a substantially U-shaped bail 8 of suitable wire. The bail 8 is provided on its ends with inturned trunnions 9 which are journaled in the sockets I.

Pivotally mounted on the substantially U- shaped bail or link 8 is a metallic strip I0. One end portion of the metallic strip I0 is rolled in a manner to provide an eye I I which is journaled 0n the bight-portion of the U-shaped bail or link 8. At its other end the strip I0 is formed to provide a disk I2 having struck upwardly therefrom a plurality of inclined prongs I3. Pins I4 rise from an intermediate portion of the strip I 0.

It is thought that the manner in which the device functions will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the strip I0 is positioned beneath a corner portion of the rug, as at I5, and the elements' I3 and I4 are firmly embedded in said rug. The plate I is then positioned on the floor 3 and firmly secured by driving the anchoring blade or flange 2 between two of the boards thereof. The end 6 of the lever 5 is then engaged in the hook 4 and said lever is swung downwardly past dead center on the plate I thereby positively securing the rug to the floor. Of course, one of the fasteners is preferably used beneath each corner portion of the rug or other floor covering.

It is believed that the many advantages of a rug fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A rug fastener comprising a plate, a depending blade on one of the marginal edges of the plate engageable between the boards of a floor for anchoring said plate thereon, an upstanding member on the plate, a lever engageable at one end with said member for swinging movement on the plate, and means for connecting said lever to a rug, said means including a strip, prongs on said strip adapted to be embedded in the rug, and a link pivotally connecting the strip to the lever.

2. A rug fastener comprising a plate, means for securing said plate to a floor, an upstanding hook member on the plate, a strip, means for securing said strip to a rug, a link pivotally connected to the strip, and a lever pivotally mounted on the link and engageable in the hook member for swinging movement on the plate, said lever constituting means for connecting the strip to the plate.

3. A rug fastener of the class described comprising a substantially triangular plate, a depending, substantially segmental blade on one edge of the plate engageable between the boards of a floor for anchoring said plate thereon, an upstanding hook member on another edge of the plate, a metallic strip, a plurality of prongs on said strip adapted to be embedded in a rug for connecting the strip thereto, a lever engageable at one end in the hook member for swinging movement on the plate, and a substantially U- shaped link operatively connecting the strip to said lever, the lever constituting means for de- 10 tachably connecting the strip to the plate.

ERNEST B, HARRIS. 

